Seniors spark team workouts

Summer is usually a time to relax, but not in the case of the MSU volleyball team. Usually preseason is the time teams start practicing together, getting a feel for what they will be able to accomplish during the upcoming season. But with four seniors and 11 returning letterwinners, senior co-captain libero Emmy Miller and senior co-captain setter Nikki Colson wanted to get a head start on their competition.

Study shows class gap in nation's top schools

Almost three-quarters of students admitted into the nation's most elite schools come from upper and middle class families, according to a study by the Century Foundation, a social research group. The New York-based organization concluded that 74 percent of students at the nation's 146 most elite schools come from a privileged background.

'U' students found

Yarmouth, Mass. - The mystery behind the two-week disappearance of two MSU students was solved Saturday as the couple was discovered in Orlando, Fla., the city where they met nearly five years ago. But the reason for disconnecting from their families and friends continues to puzzle those concerned.

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Funding decrease for universities set as law The state of higher education is officially law as of Tuesday when Gov.

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Cell phones recycled, funds restore Old TownLansing's Old Town MainStreet is instituting a cell phone recycling program for collecting and redeploying used and unwanted cell phones. The generated funds will be used toward the nonprofit organization that works to revitalize Lansing's Old Town district. The Charitable Recycling Program of Bloomfield Hills is collaborating the program with Old Town MainStreet and will give money received from cell phone collection back to the establishment.

Board discusses how to deal with funding problems

Bay Harbor - The state of MSU was reviewed by the Board of Trustees and administrators at their annual three-day retreat last week.University officials reflected on how cutbacks in state funding affect MSU and planned how to deal with the issue for the academic year.

Snob resides in all of us, we should learn to embrace it, accept it fully

They're everywhere. College campuses reek of them. You'll find them turning their noses up to TRL, B-Movies, anything but B-movies, or even second-rate hair spray.

Hill, Davis named to Wooden Award list

Two MSU basketball players, junior guard Chris Hill and sophomore center Paul Davis, were named to the John R.

Online classes expand, get positive feedback

When students start classes in a couple weeks they will be able to access more online classes than ever before.There are 131 online classes scheduled for the fall semester - an increase from 117 during fall semester 2002.University officials say the increase comes from students wanting flexibility in their scheduling, as well as colleges wanting to expand their resources.

Tolerance is simply sugar-coated word for fake society

Recently I was invited to be part of a panel that was to speak about tolerance to a large group of youth attending a conference.

Folk festival captivates crowd with song, dance

Throughout downtown East Lansing last weekend, it wasn't unusual to hear the meshing sounds of world music from every direction.With five stages and a massive crowd, the Great Lakes Folk Festival completed its Friday-through-Sunday run without a hitch.

High standards

There's good news if you're a university official or coach with a conscience. There could be a job offer coming your way in the near future. This summer there has been a rash of poor conduct from coaches and presidents around the nation.

Lugnuts shut out Fort Wayne, 5-0

Lansing - Three straight wins and a 5-0 shutout of the Fort Wayne Wizards on Sunday at Oldsmobile Park have the Lugnuts thinking they've righted the ship.With so much of Lansing's recent slump coming off poor hitting and sloppy play, the Lugnuts combined to score four runs in the eighth off fundamental hitting and base running."Everything that we could do well as a club, we did today," Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.

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Total recall

Celebrities are auditioning for a new role in the Golden State - governor of California. Since the Gray Davis recall in California, celebrities ranging from Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt to the Terminator himself Arnold Schwarzenegger have been stepping forward and announcing plans for candidacy. Having a celebrity in a political position might not be a bad idea and should be taken seriously.

BREAKING NEWS: Missing students found in Florida

Yarmouth, Mass. - Two MSU students missing for nearly two weeks from a vacation on Cape Cod were discovered Saturday, alive and well in Orlando, Fla., bringing much relief to worried family members. Justin Gouveia, 21, of Lowell, Mass., and Danela Alfaro-Lopez, 19, were reported missing by their parents last week after days of no cell phone or credit card activity.

Lugnuts lose control in 9-1 loss to Fort Wayne

Lansing - The Lansing Lugnuts tossed away the game Thursday night, committing five errors and throwing four wild pitches in a 9-1 loss to the Fort Wayne Wizards at Oldsmobile Park."Tonight was just one of those nights where everything that could go wrong, did," Lansing manager Julio Garcia said.Lansing (17-30) let the game get sloppy by committee.

Increase needed

When MSU President M. Peter McPherson's term began in 1994, one of his six major goals for the university was to increase diversity.

Practice kicks off new regime

Staring out at MSU's practice field with bloodshot eyes, panting and swatting flies from his sweaty head, junior defensive tackle Brandon McKinney survived the Spartans' first full day of football practice Wednesday under new head coach John L.

Man stabbed in throat by beer bottle at Rick's bar

A 22-year-old male was stabbed in the throat with a broken beer bottle inside Rick's American Café over the weekend. The attacker fled from the nightclub, 224 Abbott Road, with two other men after the fight early Saturday morning. The man who was stabbed was taken to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, East Lansing police Capt.